New Springbank releases

This is a 12 year old whisky which was made with organic barley, been fully matured in bourbon casks and has been bottled at 46% ABV. There will be 9,000 bottles available for worldwide distribution. The retail price for theSpringbank Green is £60.00

In Autumn 2015, Springbank will release another version of the Springbank Green, again made with organic barley (preview tasting is here). This time however, it will be 13 years old and 100% matured in sherrycasks.

Official tasting notes:

Nose: This whisky has a real Springbank nose, earthy, peat with a salty coastal influence.Palate: The palate is fruity; apricots and peaches are accompanied by buttery, creamynutty shortbread. This is a lip licking whisky, oily and chewy.Finish: The finish is long, smooth and complex with a lingering sweetness and saltiness.

Springbank 25

This has been matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks before being married in port casks for the final few months of maturation. It has been bottled at 46% ABV and is limited to only 1,200 bottles for worldwide distribution. The price of this is £350.00.

Official tasting notes:

Nose: The nose is rich with a peated port influence. It’s redolent of the dunnagewarehouse in which it was matured. Fruity too, but this time berries to the fore:blackberries, cranberries and strawberries.Palate: The port wine influence is perfectly balanced with flavours of sherry, plum jam, blood oranges and pink grapefruit.Finish: The finish is long, soft and elegant, with earthy, peaty and woody qualities.

Spirit of Freedom “The 45”

“The 45” blend consists of 45 different whiskies from across Scotland. This is being bottled following the Scottish Independence Referendum on September 18th 2014, in support of the 45% of the voting population who said “Yes". This will retail at £25.00 per bottle